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Community Leader of the Year: Dr. David Breland

The GSBA Business & Humanitarian Awards honor businesses and business leaders who are successful, exemplify the highest standards of their profession, promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace, demonstrate leadership and invest time and resources into their community.

The 2016 Community Leader of the Year is Dr. David Breland, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital.

Dr. David Breland joined the faculty at Seattle Children’s Hospital in the 2009 and is now Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and became Clinical Director since 2015. His research interests include adolescent male health, depression, transgender youth and disenfranchised youth. He has authored many book chapters and research articles and is a national leader on these topics. He has been a champion of gender affirming care for the last six years and has recently opened the Seattle Children's Gender Clinic. This clinic is the only multidisciplinary clinic in our region for youth who are transgender or gender nonconforming. Only five children’s hospitals in the country have clinics dedicated to caring for young people with gender identity concerns. The Gender Clinic works to create best practices for children, adolescents, and young adults, working to coordinate care all in one location. As Clinic Director, David is committed to providing the highest levels of care to young patients who often struggle to navigate the healthcare system. He has been actively involved with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and has been the Co-chair of Project Alpha, a nationally recognized program in conjunction with the March of Dimes to teach young men about relationships and STDs. David is Board President of Seattle Counseling Services and a member of the Seattle Men’s Chorus for six years. He received Seattle Met Magazine’s Top Doctor Recognition in 2014, 2015 and 2016.